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WorksheetsLand and Water
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which best describes what is happening at arrow 1?
a)
A. Condensation
b)
B. Precipitation
c)
C. Evaporation
d)
D. Runoff
2.
What would be the best title for this chart?
a)
A. How the World is Made
b)
B. Clouds and Trees
c)
C. How Nature Works
d)
D. The Water Cycle
3.
Look at the graph, how much of the earth’s water is fresh water?
a)
A. 0.001%
b)
B. 2.8%
c)
C. 0.82%
d)
D. 2.15%
4.
Which tools are best for measuring the length of the model river?
a)
A. Balance scale and notebook
b)
B. Thick rope and yardstick
c)
C. String and ruler
d)
D. Spring scale and notebook
5.
What is a tributary?
a)
A. a smaller stream that flows into a river
b)
B. a smaller lake that flows into a stream
c)
C. a large stream
d)
D. a large river
6.
Which is NOT a component of soil?
a)
A. gravel
b)
B. sand
c)
C. sediment
d)
D. clay
7.
Which is NOT part of a stream?
a)
A. Runoff
b)
B. Delta
c)
C. Mouth
d)
D. Head
8.
What would happen to the flow of the water when the slope is steep?
a)
A. Runoff is high
b)
B. Water flows fast
c)
C. A lot of sediment and deposition
d)
D. All of the above
9.
What tool did we use to collect the run off?
a)
A. A catch bucket
b)
B. A cylinder
c)
C. An absorbent pad
d)
D. A cup
10.
The slope of a stream table might affect…
a)
A. The direction of the water
b)
B. The flow of the water
c)
C. The way it deposits soil
d)
D. All of the above
11.
Why do people build dams in towns?
a)
A. Dams provide water for drinking, cooking, and washing
b)
B. Dams increase a change of floods
c)
C. Dams destroy trees and houses
d)
D. Dams provide water for swimming and fishing
12.
Moving water that carries particles is called what?
a)
A. erosion
b)
B. runoff
c)
C. deposition
d)
D. sediment
13.
This occurs where road builders have cut highways through hills.
a)
A. mudflow
b)
B. earthquake
c)
C. landslide
d)
D. creep
14.
This process is when the sediment stops moving or lays down.
a)
A. weather
b)
B. dirt
c)
C. erosion
d)
D. deposition
15.
The material that is moved by erosion is called what?
a)
A. sediment
b)
B. weathering
c)
C. dirt
d)
D. erosion
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